Daniel 6:17 meaning and explanation
A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.
Daniel 6:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Darius has just ordered Daniel thrown into the lions' den, though the king himself was distressed and had labored to rescue him. The stone closing the den and the seals pressed into it with the king's signet and his nobles' rings made the sentence legally final, in keeping with the unchangeable law of the Medes and Persians.
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